The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-21
CHAPTER XXXIX.

A few days were allowed for Nora to rost,
when new rejoicings were celebrated
throughout the county, at all of which Lord
Dudly's daughter won golden honors for her
rare beauty and virtues.
1t required some weeks to become familiar
with her new home, and Nora wandered
through the large house in rapturous de-
light.
1t was her home-the home of her dear
mother-the home of her father and genera
lions that had preceded him.
The hall was grand old house, such as
is rarely seen except in England. Every
room was handsomely and exquistely fur
nished and with the good taste that per-
vaded the whole atmosphere with home
like repose
Nora spent hours before the portrait of
| the dear mother whom she had never known,
and the pictures of her race that were so
new to her
Lord Dudly delighted in showing these
pictures to his daughter and telling her the
old legends and brave deeds of his predeces-
| SorS
None of Nora's mothers relatives were
| living but maiden sister, and the aunt hur-
ried to see this daughter of a much-loved
sister, and Nora learned to love the pleasant
old lady devotedly.
so papaw cried Nora, as they were seat
| ed on divan in the large picture gallery
and ball room-''O papal my blessings are
SO many that cannot number them! How
sweet it is to be loved SO much and have so
many, many dear kind friends to loven
Aye, daughter. And it is sweet to be
so lovely that others cannot help loving
| you, replied her father. archly and smooth
| ing the golden hair.
One OF the greatest objects Of interest to
| Nora about her home was the old ruin. 1t
was the remains of an old turreted castle
that had been built by the Dudlys before
| the reformation and had been allowed to re-
main untouched save by time as reminis-
| cence of past greatness.
The greater part of the old building had
| fallen into a state of decay, but the old
| chapel was in a remarkable state of preser-
walton, and Nora delighted to sit on the
rude stone benches by the side of her father
| or husband and imageine she heard the tie
| deums that had SO often echoed through the
| building.
She loved to wander among the efTigies of
| the warriors of their ancient house. lying
| upon their beds of stone in this old chapel
| they were somewhat broken and dilapidated
| but still preserved their ancient form.
And the old Norman church where the
Beaconsfields and Dudlys worshiped Sun
| day after Sunday, and where her dear
mother lay buried, with a beautiful white
| figure of a lowering angel over her resting
| places Nora loved that also, and she often
| wandered there in company with her father
| to sit beside the vault that contained there
mains of the precious dead. t
The church was SO different from the lit
tie American house she had attended in her
childhood days in company with Jimmy
! There was a sacredneSs about its ancient
walls that filled her heart with peaceful
| rest.
Jimmy went there occasionally to please
| Nora-but the old man preferred the little
| dissenting chapel, as being nearest to what
| he had been accustomed in his own country
and he was allowed to do as he pleased.
Nora went freely among the tenantry |:
| and a kind friend they found in her, and all
| blessed the day she had come among them.
| She comforted the bereaved, cared for the
sick and read to the aged-forgetting her.
| self and her own comfort
Little Arthur was acknowledged as the
| prospective Lord Dudly"-and the young
| lordship talked largely of my people" and
| rode often among them on his pony-and
many were the comforts he carried to
them.
Woe be to the leak that made its appear
| ance in one of the matched roofs of the
cottages-for a new thatch soon found itself
in place of the old one.
Sir Arthur restored his mothers income
to her and his father provided him literally
with means, although the young man was
the proceeds of his art.
A room in the north wing of the hall had
been fitted up for a studio for the young
artist-it having the advantage of being
lighted from above; and that, with its ac-
companying suite of apartments, found the
artist often busy at the easel or molding
some new design in clay.
And here Lady Nora loved to be with
him-many of her own pretty paintings
graced the walls of the castle and hail. and
she loved to while away q spare hour paint
ing in company with Arthur.
This studio was the favorite retreat and
all found their way there--Lord Dudly, the
Earl, the Countess, and Lady Betty with
her father and husband.
Never day passed without the Earl and
Countess seeing their son and the new,
dearly-loved daughter, and often the merry
laughter of the chIldrenra rang through the cas-
tie 10 the delight of their grandparents and
faithful Margaret.
The name of Arthur was no longer for
hidden subject in his fathers household, and
he and his sweet wife were venerated by
all
In course of time other little ones were
added to the hal--among them little
"Anne" and "Dudly."
Jimmy lived to good old age and then
died leaving Borrowing friends.
His remains We're taken, at his requests, to
the United States TO rest beside those of his
mother and Mag.
Nora accompanied them to see the last sad
rites performed and TO have n handsome
monument erected TO his memory. She
ever remembered with pleasure that she was
an American by birth, aud was anxious TO
see much of that land to which she owed
so much.
The Countess survived her husband many
years and saw her much-loved son, the hon
ored Earl of Beaconsfied and Nora, "A love
ly and much-loved Countess.
Betty's home was blessed with children,
one of whom, a lovely girl, there is pros
pect of being united to the future Lord
Dudiy and successor 10 his father.
The friendship between the young Coun-
tess Alseigh and Nora never waned, and
they loved each other very dearly through
out life.
Lord Dudly is white-haired old man,
but as noble and stately as in days of yore
Sir Arthur often refers TO the days when
he found his wife, and fondiy calls her his
mora of the Adirondecits"
THE END.
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